>> next at 11. bars in walnut creek.shutting down earlier.we'll tell you what impact that's having on weekend violence. >> plus.do more police in one san francisco neighborhood equal less crime? we investigate that. the warriors game comes down to the wire, and we'll have your weekend forecast, next at 11.

(male announcer) this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> bar scene in downtown walnut creek. close to three weeks ago, the police chief announced low staffing has led to the elimination of the downtown patrol program. new at 11.kron four's philippe djegal spoke with bar managere w doing their best to keep weekend nights peaceful. >> reporter: as part of their conditional use permit agreement, downtown walnut creek bar managers say they stagger closing times on busy nights.

shutting down sections of the bar every 15 minutes after one o'clock in the morning. having earlier last calls for alcohol. and closing down entirely before two o'clock in the morning. bar owners say they have noticed fewer officers patrolling downtown on foot on fridays, and saturdays, but because the downtown patrol program has been so successful over the past year. they say, so far, there hasn't been much violence. the police department is also located downtown. which allows officers to still respond to bar altercations quickly.

in walnut creek, philippe djegal, kron four news. more police - less crime. so far that appears to be the case. the mid market area of san francisco is home to a new police sub station. kron four's jeff bush spoke to local merchants in the area who say they have already noticed a difference. >> reporter: sixth street is one of the seediest areas in san francisco and has been known for being a high crime area of townbut, local merchants are hoping the new sub station and the 24 officers who work here will help change that.

suphi helim has owned this store on sixth street for the last 30 years and has seen it all. a lot of drug dealing, a lot of crime, a lot of stabbing, a lot of shop lifting, a lot of pick pocketing. suphi says he has noticed the increase in police since the station opened up on thursday. adel awadella just opened his pizza shop on sixth street and couldn't be happier with the sub station. yeah, they are walking around all over.daytime, i see them walking around back and fourth all over and there was a robbery here today and they were all over it. most people are happy with the station being in the neighborhood. >> do you feel safer knowing that the cops are right across the street? >> it's more safe but i wish they were open 24 hours. they're not.

>> reporter: that seems to be the biggest complaint. people say it's great to have the station here, and they have noticed a difference already but the station closes at 10:30 at night. the merchants in the area are hoping the hours will change and the police will stick around later into the evening. >> reporter: i'm jeff bush in san francisco, kron four news. >> a multi agency raid leads to nearly 20 arrests. it's all part of a multi- agency crime fighting plan called operation cease- fire. discussed >> reporter: this particular crime sweep is intended to help avoid a gang war between two violent groups. the 'money team' and 'case' gangs. kron4's terisa estacio has the details. you are looking at video taken from a multi agency raid conducted in oakland going after what some officials are calling some

of the cities most violent criminals. at a news conference friday. details were unveiled about how successful the raid was. >> 34 arrests. this operation was weeks in the planning. officials say they acted quickly based on alarming intelligence about the criminals. they were planning to act violently. as you can see in this video. state local and federal officials were involved in crack down. it is unclear right now, how many were arrested, but local prosecutors say they will do their best. >> we are going throught the files to charge. >> reporter: terisa estacio, kron 4 news. >> a san jose jury finds a former engineer -- accused in the 2008 shooting deaths of three colleagues -- guilty on three counts of first degree murder. now the jury is transitioning into the second phase of the trial

where they will decide if jing wu was insane when he committed the murders. wu reportedly begged for his job back before murdering three of his supervisors at his santa clara semi- conductor firm. he was convicted of special circumstances which means that he could get the death penalty or a life sentence without parole. tomorrow, some clouds. we will see some warmer conditions. the details on how warm it is going to get

in the next seven days. >> haven wildlife sancuary say they will re-open on sunday. this comes just four days after volunteer dianna hansen was killed when a 550-pound lion escaped from an enclosure and broker her neck with one swipe of his paw. investigators believe that the five-year-old male lion lifted the door of his partially closed feeding cage with its paw. founder dale anderson says there is no evidence that hansen's death was due to her own carelessness. the founder also says that their attention should now turn to the remaining animals at the sanctuary. hansen's family is relieved to hear that she did not suffer. the autopsy shows that she was killed instantly when

the lion attacked her. family members don't believe it was a mauling but rather a lion trying to be playful, and the situation suddenly turned tragic. a sheriff's deputy shot and killed the lion named cous cous so they could attend to hansen. still ahead on kron 4 news 49ers colin kaepernick spends some time with the 49ers faithful! gun shows at the bay area's cow palace could soon be a thing of the past. the legislation that could make that a reality. plus. a nation renowned restaurant picking up the pieces after a fire shuts down the chez panisse. what's next for the berkeley restaurant. ♪ roundup

♪ i want a weed free season, that's how i roll ♪ ♪ so i reach for roundup extended control ♪ ♪ with the all-new, no pump, one-touch wand ♪ ♪ it kills weeds dead and keeps weeds gone ♪ [ whip cracks ] ♪ roundup extended control ♪ i just spray them weeds, then spray them cracks ♪ ♪ the weeds are gone, and they won't be back ♪ ♪ driveway, patio, i just spray once ♪ ♪ and it's adios weeds for up to four sweet months ♪ [ whip cracks ] ♪ roundup extended control [ male announcer ] roundup extended control ♪ yeha with the new one-touch wand. [ whip cracks ]

same with aladdin. the biggest in bail. no one has lower prices, is faster or more professional. aladdin bail bonds. bigger because we're better.

>> in san jose. police say they've solved two recent murders in the city. this person is behind bars, accused of a stabbing a man to death. this is video from our helicopter partnership with abc7 news. the victim, in his twenties, was found near guadalupe oak grove park on wednesday. and an arrest also made in another murder. this woman is behind bars -- accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death in his apartment. this was the scene yesterday on ironwood drive at the hilltop manor.

the victim -- who suffered from dementia-- went missing in early february. police say at some point over the last few weeks, he showed up without anyone noticing. and was killed. this marked san jose's eighth homicide of the year. >> gary: coming of the warriors' game and colin kaepernick signing autographs. and the 49ers stadium looks great

>> state senator mark leno and other city leaders, annouced a proposed law which would require both the san francisco and san mateo county boards of supervisors. to vote on whether gun shows could be allowed at the cow palace. and he openly he admitted how both counties feel about gun shows >> "i acknowledge both counties board of supervisors have repeatedly passed resolutions unaminously urging the state not th have the gun shows at this location but i can tell you what either

borad would do five or ten or thirty years from now if there were to reach a consenious and say they wanted the gun show well that would be the voice of the people." among the speakers, one local activist who held up a c-d case with a bullet hole in it. to show how he was also a vicitim of gun violence. the cow palace sits on state property. which is why a resolution is needed to make any changes. plans already underway for a re-opening, just hours after a fire damages berkley's famous chez panisse restaurant! officials say the fire caused up to 200-thousand dollars in damage. investigators believe it was electrical wiring under the building's porch that started it. a sprinkler system inside the restaurant helped stop the fire from spreading to the rest of the building. owner alice waters hopes to reopen next weekend. an attorney representing an austistic 5 year-old says

the boy's family is filing a civil suit after charges were dropped against a special education teacher -- who had been accused of abusing her students. alexia bogdis worked at roosevelt elementary school in redwood city, when she was arrested back in 2012. the autistic child's father says the abuse allegations came from a handful of teachers aides, who ended up losing their jobs but the district attorney now says those aides have "backed off" what they told detectives originally, forcing him to drop charges. in national news. the u-s government reported that 236-thousand jobs were added in february. this means the economy has been adding jobs for three straight years now. that good news was joined with a drop in unemployment. from 7-point-9 percent to 7-

point-7 percent. both figures were better than economists had predicted. however the president warns against high hopes. until the automatic cuts are implemented.starting april 1st. >> in a rare move, former president bill clinton is pushing the supreme court to overturn an act that he signed into law. clinton says he has had a change of heart on the defense of marriage act. it's a law that defines marriage as a legal union between a man and a woman. and denies federal benefits to same-sex couples. the high court will hear arguments about whether the law is constitutional later this month. along with arguments about california's proposition 8. clinton says it was a very different time when the act reached his desk back in 1996. he says he now believes it goes against the principles of the united states constitution. >> the reverand jesse jackson made a trip to caracas venezuela to deliver a sermon during the funeral for venezuelan president hugo chavez. the reverand is calling for

better relations between the united states and venezuela and prayed for god to "heal the breach" between the two countries. a dog is counting it's lucky stars tonight after >> nt and walnut creek. 67 degrees in danville. vallejo, 67 degrees. temperatures will top out at 70's. downtown 70's 62. berkeley 62. in a bit cooler in ocean beach because they are closer to the water. 50s. here is the sierras forecast. it is more like spring skiing temperatures in the mid '50s with lots of sunshine. and

even the low 50s if they get fresh powder. your kron 4 7 day around the bay to sprained i had. mid-70s with some places nearly 80. >> this dog is counting its lucky stars. surviving surviving a 300 foot fall over a cliff and into a river! it happened in spokane washington. the dog jasper and his owner marshall were racing when jasper tried to sprint to the finish line. only jasper kept going.over the cliff's ledge! jasper swam to shore on his own. and was rushed to a nearby veterinarian. miraculously jasper walked away with only a bruised liver, bruised lungs and a scratch on his leg.

>> in sports. 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick attracts a big crowd in the east bay. the warriors don their sleeves as thy take on jeremy lin and the houston rockets. gary has those highlights and the rest of the sports. next been waiting for the price othen don't miss sleep train's beautyrest and posturepedic closeout sale. save up to 40% on closeout sets from beautyrest and posturepedic.

save hundreds on floor samples and closeout inventory. these prices are falling fast, but these deals won't last. the beautyrest and posturepedic closeout sale is on now at sleep train. superior service, best selection, lowest price, guaranteed. ♪ sleep train ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪

so she sees her allergist who has a receptionist susan, who sees that she's due for a mammogram. mary has one that day. that's when she finds out she has a tumor. she has a successful surgery and because her health provider has an amazing connected system, she has her life. i don't know what you have but i have kaiser permanente. kaiser permanente. thrive.

>> gary: good evening, everybody. this is the second time they are wearing the sleeves. jeremy lin and the houston rockets. he is originally from palo alto david lee got his knee bent up and he see that the rockets missing some free throws. the warriors, 3 games in their playoff. from ninth place. again these numbers for the warriors are still three games.

women's pac-12 tourney in seattle stanford vs. washington st they lost 14 straight. chiney ogwuimike may be the best player in the country not named britney griner 1st half ogwuimike - steals the ball and goes coast to coast for the layup to beat the first half buzzer 35-23 stan ogwuimike: 23 points, 21 rebs, 4 asts, 4 blks final: stanford wins 5th ranked cal opening up

the pac-12 tourney against usc 1st half jennifer brandon - hits the 15 footer for cal who opened the game on an 11-0 run brandon: 17 points, 16 rebs brittnay boyd - 3 pointer as final: 78-59 cal bears set a school record with their 28th win of the season cal plays ucla in semi's tomorrow night 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick was at the safeway store in danville signing autographs for his adoring fans kaepernick brought around 1,000 pictures to sign - only potential problem is an estimated 2,000 fans showed upmaybe they found some extra pictures kaepernick was gracious in signing and shaking hands with fans 49ers stadium 75% sold out the new santa clara stadium is nearing 50% completion and still more than a year away from opening - but

three-fourths of the seats have already been sold. 46,100 of the 68,500 seats are sold - bringing in about $800 million in revenue - the total cost to build the stadium is $1.2 billion it costs fans between $2,000 and $80,000 just for the right to buy season tickets tiger woods at doral an iguana on the course for doral in florida tiger woods - on fire again today - the great approach on the par 4, 15th hole from 114 yards out would lead to a birdie tiger's birdie putt on the 13th hole is true tiger follows up yesterday's 66 with a 65 today tiger: leads by two strokes at -13 overall the world baseball classic. joe torre against mexico they are playing in arizona. and it is already